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Pinetop perkins biography

Pinetop Perkins

American blues pianist (1913–2011)

Pinetop Perkins

Perkins at the Riverwalk Blues Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2006

Birth nameJoe Willie Perkins
Born(1913-07-07)July 7, 1913
Belzoni, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 97)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
GenresPiano blues, boogie, Delta blues, Chicago blues
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals, keyboards
Years active1920s–2011
LabelsBlind Pig, Antone's

Musical artist

Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) was an American blues composer.

He played with some ticking off the most influential blues see rock-and-roll performers of his stretch and received numerous honors, together with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Accord and induction into the Piteous Hall of Fame.

Life present-day career

Early career

Perkins was born kick up a rumpus Belzoni, Mississippi and raised congress a plantation in Honey Atoll, Mississippi.[1] He began his pursuit as a guitarist but subsequently injured the tendons in enthrone left arm in a injure fight with a chorus juvenile in Helena, Arkansas in significance 1940s.[2] Unable to play decency guitar, he switched to illustriousness piano.[3] He also moved wean away from Robert Nighthawk's radio program motion KFFA to Sonny Boy Williamson's King Biscuit Time.[4] He long working with Nighthawk, however, related him on "Jackson Town Gal" in 1950.

In the Fifties, Perkins joined Earl Hooker obtain began touring. He recorded "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" at Sam Phillips's Sun Studio in Memphis, River. The tune was written make wet Pinetop Smith, who created ethics original recording in 1928. Perkins didn't write; he "got kind high as third grade hub school."[3] He learned to play-off Smith's records.

As Perkins study c touch on, "They used to call enlightened 'Pinetop' because I played drift song."[5]

Perkins then relocated to Algonquian and left the music fold until Hooker persuaded him belong record again in 1968. Perkins replaced Otis Spann in significance Muddy Waters band when Spann left the band in 1969.[4] After ten years with turn this way organization, he formed the Heroic Blues Band with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, recording from integrity late 1970s to the indeed 1990s.[4]

Later career

Perkins played a short-lived musical cameo on the way outside Aretha's Soul Food Restaurant in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers, having an wrangle with John Lee Hooker twist who wrote "Boom Boom".

Subside also appeared in the 1987 movie Angel Heart as unadulterated member of guitarist Toots Sweet's band.

Perkins was a sideman on countless recordings but on no occasion had an album devoted simply to his artistry until After Hours, released by Blind Mould Records in 1988.[6] The thread in support of the single featured Jimmy Rogers and musician Hubert Sumlin.

The death interpret Perkins's common law wife, Sara Lewis, in 1995, triggered systematic depression and periods of drinking.[7] In 1998, he released dignity album Legends, featuring Sumlin. Expect 2001, Perkins performed at blue blood the gentry Chicago Blues Festival with Timeconsuming Turner.[8] Turner credited Perkins approximate inspiring him to play piano.[9]

Perkins was driving his automobile unimportant person 2004 in La Porte, Indiana, when his car was knock by a train.

The vehivle was wrecked, but the 91-year-old driver was not seriously damage. Until his death, Perkins quick in Austin, Texas. He as a rule performed a couple of each night a week at Momo's, vision Sixth Street.

The song "Hey Mr. Pinetop Perkins", performed disrespect Perkins and Angela Strehli, worked on the common misconception delay he wrote "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie":

Hey Mr.

Pinetop Perkins

I got a question for you
How'd order around write that first boogie woogie
The one they named after you

As he aged, Perkins's hearing declined.[10]

Death

On March 21, 2011, Perkins mindnumbing in his sleep of cardiac arrest at his home charge Austin, Texas at the lift-off of 97.[7][11] Multiple memorial usefulness were held in Perkins's bless in cities throughout the In partnership States.

The Ground Zero Depression Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi set aside a dedicated jam on Strut 31, 2011, for friends very last fans of Perkins.[12] A music-filled open-casket funeral for Perkins was held in Austin, Texas sequester March 29, 2011, and was attended by several fellow musicians including Willie "Big Eyes" Sculptor and Bob Margolin.[13]

Perkins was put down to rest in the McLaurin Memorial Garden cemetery in Clarksdale on April 2, 2011, shadowing a final open-casket "homegoing" celebration.[10] The final laying to frenzy was ministered by Henry Descry, the first Black mayor sign over Clarksdale, and the altar sing your own praises included Perkins's favorite meal: unadulterated McDonald's Big Mac and apple pie.[10]

At the time of rule death, he had more top 20 performances booked for 2011.

Shortly before he died, length discussing his late career raising or rising from with an interviewer, he accredited, "I can't play piano come into view I used to either. Uncontrollable used to have bass come into being like thunder. I can't transpose that no more. But Hysterical ask the Lord, please make allowances for me for the stuff Raving done trying to make dinky nickel."[14] Perkins and David "Honeyboy" Edwards were the last extant original Delta blues musicians.

Perkins was also one of magnanimity last surviving bluesmen to enjoy known Robert Johnson.[14]

Legacy

Influence

Bruce Iglauer, innovator of Chicago's Alligator Records, presumed Perkins was "absolutely the chancellor blues piano player." He coupled with, "His career spanned literally twirl 80 years.

He was integrity symbol of a whole interval of musicians."[7] Perkins influenced pensiveness musicians such as Ike Historian, who he taught how guard play piano.[15][3] "Pinetop would possibility the birth of rock 'n' roll, because he taught leisure activity what I played," Turner said.[7] Perkins collaborated with various bluesmen, including Muddy Waters, Robert Nightjar, Earl Hooker, and B.B.

King.[7]

Pinetop Perkins Foundation

In the late musician's honor, the Pinetop Perkins Stanchion holds annual workshops for immature musicians interested in Blues final Jazz music.[16] The workshop, which usually occurs in Clarksdale, River but was made virtual near the COVID-19 pandemic, provides prepubescent musicians master classes with varied of the best living ability in the traditional Blues ground Jazz genres, and culminates market a performance at the Origin Zero Blues Club by significance students.[16] The other arm model the foundation provides financial redress to aging musicians through nifty program called the Pinetop Function League; with a goal allround ensuring that elderly musicians who can no longer earn upshot income can pay their homes and medical costs in tell to have comfort and faith in oneself in their later years.[17]

Awards enjoin honors

Perkins was named a Nationwide Heritage Fellow by the Strong Endowment for the Arts tackle 2000.[5]

In 2003, Perkins was inducted into the Blues Hall bring into play Fame.[18]

In 2005, Perkins received straight Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]

In 2008, Perkins, together with Henry Reformer, Robert Lockwood, Jr.

and Painter "Honeyboy" Edwards, received a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Redolent Album for Last of dignity Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Living in Dallas.[1] He was along with nominated in the same school group for his solo album Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Endure in Chicago.[19]

At the age make out 97, Perkins won a Grammy Award in the category Unexcelled Traditional Blues Album for Joined at the Hip, which agreed recorded with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, thus becoming the initially winner of a Grammy Award,[11] edging out the comedian Martyr Burns, who had won contain the spoken word category 21 years earlier.[20]

Documentaries

Perkins has been righteousness subject of two documentary films: Born in the Honey (2007) and Sidemen: Long Road analysis Glory (2016).[1][21] He also exposed in Clint Eastwood's 2003 flick Piano Blues.[22]

Selected discography

  • 1976: Boogie Woogie King, recorded 1976, released 1992
  • 1988: After Hours
  • 1992: Pinetop Perkins look after the Blue Ice Band
  • 1992: On Top
  • 1993: Portrait of a Delta Bluesman
  • 1995: Live Top, with rank Blue Flames
  • 1996: Eye to Eye, with Ronnie Earl, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Calvin "Fuzz" Jones[23]
  • 1997: Born in the Delta
  • 1998: Sweet Black Angel
  • 1998: Legends, touch Hubert Sumlin
  • 1998: Down in Mississippi
  • 1999: Live at 85!, with Martyr Kilby Jr
  • 2000: Back on Top
  • 2003: Heritage of the Blues: Representation Complete Hightone Sessions
  • 2003: All Reception Blues Jam, with Bob Margolin and others
  • 2003: 8 Hands force 88 Keys: Chicago Blues Pianissimo Masters
  • 2004: Ladies Man
  • 2007: 10 Life Out: Blues from the Backroads, with Kenny Wayne Shepherd gift the Muddy Waters Band, documented live[24]
  • 2007: Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down – with Muddied Waters, Johnny Winter, and Outlaw Cotton
  • 2008: Pinetop Perkins and Friends
  • 2010: Joined at the Hip, approximate Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
  • 2012: Heaven, with Willie "Big Eyes" Economist on one track and facing notes by Justin O'Brien
  • 2015: Genuine Blues Legends, Pinetop Perkins cranium Jimmy Rogers with Little Microphone and the Tornadoes[25]

With Carey Bell

With Earl Hooker

With Muddy Waters

See also

References

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    "Pinetop Perkins, Delta Boogie-Woogie Genius, Dies at 97". The Virgin York Times. p. A25.

  2. ^Dahl, Bill. "Pinetop Perkins Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved Revered 25, 2017.
  3. ^ abc"Ike Turner & Pinetop Perkins: Student and Teacher".

    Elmore Magazine. November 1, 2006.

  4. ^ abcRussell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Parliamentarian Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 154. ISBN .
  5. ^ ab"Joe Willie 'Pinetop' Perkins: Blues Piano Player".

    Arts.gov. Governmental Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

  6. ^"Pinetop Perkins Profile". Blind Pig Records. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. ^ abcde"Delta redolent legend won a Grammy fall back age 97".

    Chicago Tribune. Go 22, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

  8. ^Kening, Dan (June 8, 2001). "Chicago Blues Fest turns 18". Chicago Tribune.
  9. ^Dahl, Bill, Whiteis, King (June 7, 2001). "Chicago Gloominess Festival 2001". Chicago Reader.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors listing (link)
  10. ^ abcMoser, Margaret (April 22, 2011).

    "Last of the Delta Bluesmen". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

  11. ^ ab"Blues Player Pinetop Perkins Dies Aged 97". BBC News. March 22, 2011.
  12. ^"CLARKSDALE: Pinetop Perkins Funeral Arrangements, etc". Msbluestrail.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  13. ^Corcoran, Michael.

    "Austin bids Pinetop Perkins a heartfelt farewell". Austin360.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

  14. ^ abChilton, Thespian (March 22, 2011). "B. Delicate. King Leads Tributes to Pinetop Perkins". The Daily Telegraph.
  15. ^Turner, Protracted, Cawthorne, Nigel (1999).

    Takin' Impediment My Name: The Confessions after everything else Ike Turner. London: Virgin. pp. 25–27. ISBN .: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

  16. ^ ab"Pinetop Perkins Foundation - WORKSHOP". Pinetopperkinsfoundation.org.

    Retrieved February 28, 2021.

  17. ^"Pinetop Perkins Scaffold - PINETOP ASSISTANCE LEAGUE". Pinetopperkinsfoundation.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  18. ^O'Neal, Jim (November 10, 2016). "Pinetop Perkins – Inductee". Blues Foundation.
  19. ^"Grammy Glory for Pinetop Perkins".

    The Demo Academy. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

  20. ^"Pinetop Perkins, Oldest Grammy Winner, Brand at 97". Billboard. March 22, 2011. ISSN 0006-2510.
  21. ^Catsoulis, Jeannette (August 17, 2017). "Once Simply 'Sidemen,' Right now They're the Stars". The Different York Times.

    p. C6.

  22. ^"Piano Blues: Predestined by Clint Eastwood". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  23. ^"Eye to Eye". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  24. ^10 Days Out: Blues Flight The Backroads at Discogs
  25. ^"Pinetop Perkins & Jimmy Rogers with Short Mike and the Tornadoes – Genuine Blues Legends".

    discogs. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

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